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Podcast S9E24 – Discussing Snowden, Cox VS Piracy,...

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2017/02/20

This week, Mike and crew talk tech news but also get involved in a few interesting discussions regarding internet safety, online piracy, privacy and Edward Snowden, and more. Also, we have an update and (tentative) timeline for the Furby destruction project.

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1:27:49

Podcast S9E23 – Harambe Shaped Cheeto Sells For...

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2017/02/13

This week Mike and Tara discuss the sale of a Harambe shaped Cheeto, Samsung's trademark of the word "Hello" for their S-Voice software, a new type of card scam called a "shimmer", Cards Against Humanity's strange Super Bowl ad, and more.

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1:28:44

Podcast S9E22 – Amazon sells out of 1984, Metallic...

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2017/01/30

This week, Mike and Tara cover lots of ground as they discuss the latest in technology, including Amazon selling out of 1984 in wake of the election, metallic hydrogen being created for the first time ever, a man who bought a house with bitcoin and lucked into a $1.3M profit, and an estimate which shows that self driving cars could end up saving more than $300B per year.

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1:29:17

Podcast S9E21 – President Trump’s Technology

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2017/01/23

Mike and crew discuss the technology President Trump will now be using, as well as what his presidency could mean for net neutrality.

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1:28:38

Podcast S9E20 – This fake news thing is getting out...

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2017/01/15

This week Mike and Tara discuss some pretty outlandish claims made about Donald Trump. Spoiler alert: they're fake news. Additionally, they talk about Wendy's (the fast food chain), taking some people to task on Twitter, and doing it in a pretty funny way. Also up for discussion as always are your calls and questions.

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1:19:58

Podcast S9E19 – Alexa Wants Lots of Dollhouses, AMD...

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2017/01/08

Alexa tries to buy you a dollhouse, Google Home argues like a married couple, AMD gets competitive.

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1:29:12

Podcast S9E18 – Last show of the year + Teslas could...

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2017/01/01

In the last show of 2016, Mike and the crew discuss how terrible this year seemed to be for everyone, as well as a strange problem we might have as a result of self driving cars.

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1:31:35

Podcast S9E17 – Christmas Special! Best of Calls & Rants

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2016/12/24

It's the holiday season, and we're off for the weekend here at the Computer Guru Show. Don't worry though, we've put together a collection of some of our favorite calls and rants from the last ~7 years of the Computer Guru Show. We'll be back next week with more tech news, tips, and listener calls. Merry Christmas & happy holidays to everyone!

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1:29:04

Podcast S9E16 – Everything is either hacked or broken

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2016/12/20

This episode Mike and Tara discuss the latest update & security failures from companies we're supposed to trust, such as Yahoo, Microsoft, Joomla, and more. If each month of 2016 was an album about companies getting hacked, December would apparently be the Greatest Hits edition.

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1:29:00

Podcast S9E15 – Farewell to John Glenn & the Note 7,...

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2016/12/12

This week Mike and crew discuss the passing of true American hero John Glenn, as well as a soon-to-come automatic update from Samsung which will kill the Note 7 once and for all. Also up for discussion are a man who embezzled $5 million from his company and then spent $1 million of it on […]

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1:27:04

Podcast S9E14 – $50 USB Killer Destroys Computers,...

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2016/12/05

This week’s episode covers a range of topics including the following: -Locky Ransomware now using JPGs on Facebook and LinkedIn -McDonald’s Unveils Job-Replacing Self-Service Kiosks -McDonald’s in Phoenix completely automated (fake story) -Lawyer loses lawsuit against bad Yelp reviewer -5 great Virtual Reality headsets just in time for Christmas -$50 USB Killer device destroys computers […]

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1:25:57

Podcast S9E13 – Black Friday 2016 Roundup, The...

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2016/11/28

This week Mike and crew discuss the aftermath of Black Friday 2016, as well as Japan’s initiative to build the world’s fastest super computer. Also up for discussion are a couple pieces of space news.

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1:29:24

Podcast S9E12 – Black Friday Deals & Ransomware Madness

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2016/11/21

This week, Mike talks all things Black Friday 2016 and also shares an experience he had over the past week with a customer who got a major ransomware infection on their data server…and didn’t have external backups.

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1:54:35

Podcast S9E11 – What does a Trump presidency mean for...

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2016/11/14

In this episode immediately following the 2016 Presidential Election, Mike and crew discuss several news stories regarding what a Donald Trump Presidency could mean for technology and the internet.

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1:29:22

Podcast S9E10 – Election Woes, Freedom of Speech,...

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2016/11/06

On this episode of the Computer Guru show, we discuss the implications of the upcoming US presidential election (either way it goes) on technology and freedom of speech, as well as discuss our opinion of GoDaddy’s recent paradigm shift in which they seem to have lost all respect for their customers.

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1:28:52

Podcast S9E09 – IoT Hack Post-Mortem, Botnets For Hire

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2016/10/31

This week Mike talks about the aftermath of the unprecedented Internet of Things hack, and also talks about how people are hiring these botnets for their own uses. The Guru also takes your calls and answers your questions.

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1:17:35

Podcast S9E08 – IoT Botnet Brings Down Important...

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2016/10/24

In this episode, Mike and Tara discuss a huge attack which took place last week, which involved a botnet of infected Internet of Things devices being used to target major websites across the internet with DDoS attacks. Additionally, they discuss a situation where a prominent Republican merchandise online store was found to be infected with […]

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1:28:30

Podcast S9E07 – Home Automation & The Dangers of the IoT

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2016/10/17

On this week’s episode of the Computer Guru Show, we discuss home automation and the growing need for secure “internet of things” devices.

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1:29:40

Podcast S9E06 – New Google Phone, Android Malware,...

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2016/10/09

This week Mike and crew talk about Google’s new phone, the Pixel, an outbreak of malware which is sweeping across millions of android devices, and what ransomware is (and how to avoid it).

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1:28:27

Podcast S9E05 – Protect yourself from ransomware +...

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2016/10/01

This week Mike and the crew discuss HP’s decision to reverse their third-party cartridge breaking update, an iPhone 7 which exploded in a fashion similar to the Note 7, and the problems with the “Early Access” style game release many developers are choosing nowadays.

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